Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much - then they get used to it.

I think winter wear is communal. You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing

You ask any actor - they'll tell you they'd rather shoot on location because you don't have to invent the energy, the energy is there.

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

I'm one with New York, and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there's no escaping it. We're like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I'll die.

I don't like putting people on a pedestal, I think ideas are more exciting

When I feel myself getting overwhelmed, I take a deep breath and eat a piece of chocolate.

I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.

When you are dealing with real life, there is no way to control it.

I am happy to have success in the entertainment biz, but the root of my happiness comes from my neighborhood, NYC.

Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life's challenges for a lifetime.

No weapon has ever settled a moral problem. It can impose a solution but it cannot guarantee it to be a just one.

Life is a child moving counters in a game.

Success is usually earned by persevering and not becoming discouraged when we encounter challenges.

What torture, this life in society! Often someone is obliging enough to offer me a light, and in order to oblige him I have to fish a cigarette out of my pocket.

The man who fights for his ideals is alive.

Go and get your things,' he said. 'Dreams mean work.

To give up your individuality is to annihilate yourself.

It was kind of exciting being on the radio. Not everybody was on the radio.

Every Christian should live life with an open Bible and an open map.